Bridges Graduates

Since 1993, over 1,000 individuals have completed 31 BRIDGES programs. Listed below are the 39 graduates from the BRIDGES 2023 program and the institutions they represent. Interested applicants may contact any of the graduates for an inside perspective on the BRIDGES experience.

APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Karen Fletcher, Director, Grants, Resources and Services. Contact (828) 262-7789 or fletcherkl@appstate.edu.

Shanshan Lou, Associate Professor of Advertising, Department of Communication. Contact (929) 262-4035 or lous@appstate.edu.

Tammy Reed, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs and Administration, Walker College of Business. Contact (828) 262-6125 or reedtn@appstate.edu.

EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
Nancy Dias, Associate Professor, College of Nursing. Contact (252) 744-6526 or diasn17@ecu.edu.

Melinda Doty, Senior Teaching Instructor, Department of Technology Systems. Contact (252) 341-4949 or dotym@ecu.edu.

Katrina DuBose, Professor, Department of Kinesiology. Contact (252) 328-1599 or dubosek@ecu.edu.

Linda Quick, Assistant Dean, Thomas D. Arthur Graduate School of Business. Contact (252) 328-6632 or QuickL@ecu.edu.

Kelly Weaver, Staff Counselor and Group Coordinator, Center for Counseling and Student Development. Contact (252) 341-7282 or weaverke19@ecu.edu.

ELON UNIVERSITY
Lea Phelps, Assistant Director of Academic Advising, Office of Academic Advising. Contact (910) 726-1227 or lphelps6@elon.edu.

FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY

Chandrika Johnson, Dean, College of Education. Contact (910) 723-5889 or chjohnson01@uncfsu.edu.

NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY
Yewande Fasina, Associate Professor, Department of Animal Sciences. Contact (336) 285-4805 or yfasina@ncat.edu.

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
Charlotte Russell Cox, Senior Instructional Designer, Office of E-Learning, Division of Extended Studies. Contact (919) 530-7914 or ccox33@nccu.edu.

Kelsey Highsmith, Director, Department of Student Conduct and Community Standards. Contact (919) 530-5469 or Kelsey.highsmith@nccu.edu.

Kweneshia Price, Associate Dean, University College, Division of Enrollment Management. Contact (919) 530-7042 or kprice18@nccu.edu.

Sylvia Seward, Business and Technology Applications Analyst, Office of Institutional Research and Analysis. Contact (919) 530-5217 or sseward@nccu.edu.

LaShawn Wordlaw, Professor, Department of Public Health Education. Contact (919) 530-5354 or L.wordlas@nccu.edu.

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
Carolyn Bird, Faculty Affairs Fellow, Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost; Professor, Department of Agricultural & Human Sciences. Contact (919) 513-7793 or clbird2@ncsu.edu.

Yarneccia Dyson, Executive Director and Head, School of Social Work. Contact (919) 513-7896 or yddyson@ncsu.edu.

Katie Homar, Director of Academic and Engineering Writing Support, The Graduate School. Contact (919) 513-1981 or kshomar@ncsu.edu

Sara Lane, Director of Career Services, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Contact (919) 515-9705 or sjlane@ncsu.edu.

Zakiya Leggett, Associate Professor, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources. Contact (919) 539-0162 or zakiya_leggett@ncsu.edu.

Rachel Patrick, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Business Operations, Facilities Division. Contact (919) 515-2967 or rwmille4@ncsu.edu.

Angie Smith, Teaching Professor and Faculty Fellow, Office of Faculty Excellence. Contact (919) 434-4995 or Acsmith5@ncsu.edu.

Sarah Stokely, Assistant Director, Academic Success Center, Division of Academic and Student Affairs. Contact (919) 515-5619 or sestokel@ncsu.edu.

Jessica White, Senior Instructional Designer, Digital Education and Learning Technology Applications (DELTA), Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences. Contact Jlwhite6@ncsu.edu.

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
Ashley Gray, Associate Director, Strategic Assessment and Initiatives, Carolina Housing. Contact (919) 962-7862 or Ashley_gray@unc.edu.

Dina Sikora, Human Resourcs Consultant, Hussman School of Journalism and Media. Contact (919) 962-1204 or dsikora@email.unc.edu

Xiana Smithhart, Technical Operations Manager, Data Management and Analysis Core, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center. Contact (919) 966-2622 or xianas@unc.edu.

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
Wendy Fishman, Director of Collaborative Works, College of Arts and Architecture. Contact (704) 258-3691 or wfishman@uncc.edu.

Courtney Hill, Associate Director, University Center for Academic Excellence. Contact (704) 687-7841 or courtney.hill@charlotte.edu.

Jessica Kapota, Director of Learning and Organizational Development, Human Resources. Contact (704) 807-1383 or jkapota@uncc.edu.

Carly Mahedy, Director of Student Services, School of Data Science. Contact (704) 687-0068 or CFletcher@uncc.edu.

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO
Stephanie Guzman, Assistant Director, Learning Innovations and Pedagogy, University Teaching and Learning Commons. Contact (336) 334-3524 or sabrabec@uncg.edu.

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE
Rachel Smith, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Physics. Contact (910) 373-1297 or Rachel.smith@uncp.edu.

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON
Melissa Crowe, Assistant Professor, Department of Creative Writing. Contact (910) 962-3436 or crowem@uncw.edu.

Yvonne Marsan, Laboratories Manager, Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography and Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences. Contact (910) 962-2108 or marsany@uncw.edu.

Lilit Martirosyan, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Contact (619) 598-4943 or martirosyanl@uncw.edu.

Kimberly Miller, Director, Institutional Effectiveness, Institutional Research and Planning. Contact (910) 903-7985 or millerka@uncw.edu.

WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
Deidre Hopkins, Title IX Coordinator and Equity Officer, Office of Legal Counsel and Institutional Integrity. Contact (828) 421-6471 or dshopkins@wcu.edu.